Adolescents out of school, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Adolescents out of school, female was 15.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Puerto Rico, 2011–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 15.1% for adolescents out of school, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 254.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 15.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 49th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adolescents out of school, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.5% | — |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -34.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +106.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +10.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 15.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 8.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 15.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.5%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.2% | 12.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Puerto Rico?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Puerto Rico was 15.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 49th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.